recuperate

Verb
Synonyms: recoverrecoupgo backconvalesce

WordNet 3.0

Verb (4)

  1. regain or make up for“recuperate one's losses”Synonyms: recoverrecoup
  2. regain a former condition after a financial loss“We expect the stocks to recover to $2.90”“The company managed to recuperate”Synonyms: recovergo back
  3. restore to good health or strength
  4. get over an illness or shock“The patient is recuperating”Synonyms: recoverconvalesce
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Recuperate \Re*cu"per*ate\ (-?t), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Recuperated (-?`t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. Recuperating.] [L. recuperatus, p. p. of recuperare. See Recover to get again.] To recover health; to regain strength; to convalesce. [1913 Webster]
Recuperate \Re*cu"per*ate\, v. t. To recover; to regain; as, to recuperate the health or strength. [1913 Webster]
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